Senior Support Worker

Join Our Team as a Senior Support Worker

Location: Wellington, Somerset

Salary: £13.53 per hour (£26,383.50 pro-rata) plus benefits. Additional £50 per sleep-in shift.

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Sunday, on a shift rota basis. You will also be on the on-call rota.

Contract: Full-time, Permanent.

Driving Requirement: A valid full UK manual driving license is essential for this role.

Right to Work: Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer any skilled worker visas.

Essential Criteria

To be considered for this position, you will demonstrate exposure to the following areas of expertise:

• Complex Care Needs
• Behaviours that Challenge
• Autism, Learning Disabilities and Sight Loss
• Manual Handling/Hoisting/Personal Care

About You

We are on the lookout for a Senior Support Worker who is calm, patient, and resilient. You will need to have a consistent approach to assisting the people we support to engage in the interests they love.

Furthermore, as a Senior Support Worker you will:

• Be a strong team player with the ability to lead by example, being professional, patient and calm under pressure with experience of providing extraordinary support.
• Supervise daily outputs and assist the Registered and Deputy Managers in managing staff performance, development, and appraisals.
• Follow social care legislation and regulations to keep your team and home compliant.
• Demonstrate keeping accurate records, perform audits and quality outcomes for the people you support.
• Take personal responsibility for the quality of care and support delivered to the people we support.
• Help plan and achieve both short- and long-term goals.
• Plan and be in favour of activities, such as vacations, learning and social engagements always being creative and exploring new opportunities.
• Ensure the people you support and their families are treated with respect, dignity, equity, and equality.
• Have a QCF in Health & Social Care level 2 Diploma (or equivalent) with willingness to undertake a level 3 in Health & Social Care and demonstrate knowledge of regulatory standards.
• Work in accordance with SeeAbility’s values.

We are looking for people with the right attitude, who have an open mind, forward-thinking and a sense of humour. You will be available to work 37.5 hours a week including weekends.

Who you will be supporting?

Fiennes House is a 12-bed purpose-built residential home for adults with complex care needs, learning disabilities or autism, some of which have behaviour that can challenge. Everyone benefits from having access to a large sensory room with equipment to stimulate their senses using lights, sounds, music, and touch. This includes a heated waterbed and materials to help people enjoy different sensory experiences. The people we support are a very active group who spend a lot of time getting out and about and engaging with the local community. Some of the activities they love include art classes, trampolining, playing music, gardening in the sensory garden and spending time in the community.

If you are looking to make a positive impact in your workplace, Fiennes House is the place for you!

Our Benefits

Why work for us? At SeeAbility, we value your growth and well-being just as much as the support you provide, we can offer you:

• Comprehensive Training: Start with an extensive induction and continue developing your skills with face-to-face training, e-learning, and ongoing support.
• Career Progression: We support your ambitions, offering opportunities to achieve professional qualifications (Care Certificate, QCF levels 2-5).
• Recognition & Rewards: From excellence awards to long service recognition, your hard work won’t go unnoticed.
• Work-Life Balance: Enjoy up to 36 days of holiday with long service, flexible working options, and time off for life events.
• Financial Benefits: Access to the Wagestream App to be able to advance wages before payday, save money with competitive interest rates and support your financial knowledge and wellbeing. Discounts, cashback, pension schemes, and more, to help your money go further.
• Wellbeing Support: Access to a 24/7 employee assistance program, life assurance and sick pay.
• Refer a Friend: Receive £600 (Support Workers to Senior Support Workers only).

Registered as The Royal School for the Blind, SeeAbility is one of the oldest disability charities in the UK. This year we are celebrating our 225th anniversary, having pioneered specialist support across multiple generations since 1799! We specialise in supporting people who have learning disabilities, autism, complex needs, who may also have sight loss. Our support ranges from providing person-centred support across our many supported-living and residential care provisions. Furthermore, we provide specialist eye-care services to children and adults alike and assist people with a disability to find paid employment for the very first time. SeeAbility provides the resources and expertise that make this possible; we support people to live ambitious lives and achieve things they never thought possible.

Safer Recruitment

SeeAbility is committed to safe and fair recruitment practices, safeguarding and protecting those who we support. It is a condition of employment that prospective employees will be subject to the following:

• A criminal background check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (where appropriate).
• Documentary evidence to confirm your identity, current address, and the right to work in the UK.
• Health Declaration to ensure that you are medically suitable for the role you have been offered.
• References will be obtained to ensure satisfactory evidence of conduct in current or previous employment concerned with the provision of services relating to (a) health or social care, or (b) children or vulnerable adults.

These checks will be carried out and completed prior to offering a date to start employment at SeeAbility’s expense.

Diversity

SeeAbility is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from individuals of all identities, including those from underrepresented groups and those who have a disability or neurodivergent condition. We believe a diverse workforce drives innovation, creativity, and success. Everyone’s unique experiences and views are appreciated, and their opinion valued. We are happy to offer any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process or the role itself to ensure a fair and equitable experience for all candidates.